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Snoring affects about 15 million Britons and the numbers seeking medical help for the condition have soared. LUCY ELKINS looks at the latest treatments...
SNORERS may be the butt of many jokes, however those affected find it anything but funny. The number of sufferers needing medical help for snoring has risen...
John Young has almost always been a noisy snorer. Just ask his wife - or, indeed, his neighbours.
Decibel tests carried out in hospital showed that the noise he was generating as he slept was getting towards the pneumatic drill end of the sound range.
'It was pretty bad,' he says. 'Eventually,...
A cure for snoring could have come closer after research which suggests that the condition may be in the genes.
Experts hope the finding could lead to treatments to correct the faulty genes that cause people to snore, allowing them and their partners to sleep in peace.
Researchers studied...
View or download the medical report on SnorBan® (pdf)>>>
Medical trials have been carried out by a team in Germany.
The use of an oral mandibular advancement device out of thermoflexible vinyl in connection with sleep related breathing disturbances.
J.T. Maurer, B. Werner, C. Juncker,...
Snoring can be a serious problem
Three-quarters of British adults are snorers, and one in three snores so badly it stops their partner from sleeping, research has found.
The study, commissioned by hotel chain Travelodge, named Coventry as the nation's snoring capital, with 90% of the locals afflicted by the habit.
This...
Many people think of their sleeping bodies as if they were cars parked for the night--motionless, engines off, headlights dimmed. But sleep is an amazingly complex state of being. As we sleep, muscles tense and relax. Pulse, temperature and blood pressure rise and fall. Chemicals crucial...
Insomnia is defined as “receiving an inadequate quality or quantity of sleep.” In other words, people who suffer from insomnia may be unable to fall asleep or cannot remain asleep throughout the night. It affects all age groups, and almost a third of people experience insomnia...
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